does anyone know where the total bases for firebird or the new fire can be found? I got triple bases and i found a total base on rapid share when i try to load it it will not register. I was reading that the total base will be around a gig in size but what I found was a .rar file that is 179 mb...nowhere near a gig...please help someone thanks.

TotalBases are similar to the Nalimov EGTB. They are accessed from disk and coverall 3, 4, 5, and (in the future) 6 pieces. Because they are disk based access isslow...so they are not used everywhere in the search tree.

Dowloading the TotalBases can be a challenge...even if highly compressed in a.rar file, the size is formidable: 3.35 GB.

With Fire 1.2, TotalBases use by default the sub-directory /TotalBases...this is a sub-directory located in same directory as Fire 1.2 executable.

If your TotalBase archive is named RobboTotalBases.rar, or something other thanTotalBases.rar, please rename it to TotalBases.rar. Extract the archiveTotalBases.rar into the same directory as the Fire 1.2 executable usingright-click menu choice 'Extract Here'... the correct sub-directory structurewill automatically be created, and the files will be extracted. they're nowready for use, and will be registered during engine initialization.

With Fire 1.2, the TotalBases will load automatically on engine startupif the sub-directory /TotalBases exists and is populated with a valid Totalbaseinstallation, and if the default firebird.cfg file is present.

To prevent autoloading:1) edit the firebird.cfg and replaceAutoLoad TotalBases 1 withAutoLoad TotalBases 02) rename the /TotalBases directory to something other than TotalBases3) move it to a different location4) remove it

if Fire crashes during Totalbase use, it is likely you have a corrupt orinvalid TotalBase installation. Simply download the TotalBase archive again(from a reliable source) and re-install it.

--------------------------------------------------------------------my goal with Fire was to combine all the best ideas, features,and strengths from the IppoLit chain of releases:IppoLito, RobboLito, Igorrit, and IvanHoe, into one engine.